I have a question which I am hoping someone has run into, it is a bit perplexing to me, and is causing me no end of grief.
Scenario: I have an exchange 2000 server running in native mode, it is part of a multi site/server setup with locations on the ends of t1/e1/adsl connections. When someone sends out a mass mailing to customers with a large attachment ( marketing dept comes to mind ), the smtp service seems to take all available bandwidth on our adsl pipe, the adsl was definitely not my idea, just what I am stuck with for the next month, as a result, no traffic can get through to the internet, or through the vpn to the other locations. This adsl pipe is a 200k/3Mbs link, and granted, the 200k side is being worked hard trying to send the offending email, but to render the pipe unusable seems unusual to me, as I have run smtp services off of much slower links for years without this sort of trouble. I can essentially turn on the smtp service on the server in question, and after 30 seconds, all of my pings time out, then turn it off, and everything returns to being speedy. Another interesting thing which seems to be happening is that when I turn off the smtp service, mail between local users on the same server seems to stop going through... which certainly should not happen. Anyone seen this before? or have any suggestions? James Richards IT Manager Europe Electronic Theatre Controls _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
